Chris,
I don't do any of that stuff in energy psychology. I repeat a problem,
closing my eyes, focusing on any slight twitches or pains or feelings of
wrongness or of difference. I hold my hands *over* such spot, and then I gently
*let* my body react to my hand over the spot. About 70% of the time, there's a
distinct muscular reaction, often accompanied by an emotion or a thought.
Let's say I feel like eating though I know I'm not really hungry. I tell
myself "eat" and put my hand over different areas, sometimes touching, rubbing
lightly, or rubbing in a deeper way if just my hand being over the area doesn't
suffice to create the change. Then I feel the change in body, sometimes like
crying, sometimes twitching. I ask what the feeling is, and I find out, say,
"Sadness that I'm alone." I then change the word I use to "Sadness" and do the
same touching. As the feeling or thought changes, I change the wording with it.
I keep this up until I experience a feeling of strength. I may indeed keep it up
with "Strong," to see what else is beneath.
As you see, I am not into the accupuncture points in the body or the counting
of numbers that Callahan and others recommend. I let the body itself determine
the points of reference for me. My hands are more often over the body than
rubbing it.
I see "Focusing" as one step again towards understanding this phenomena.
About 70% of the time, thus far, my urge to eat unrestrainedly diminishes much.
OK, Chris, I'll check out "Raising Cain."
best always,
Mike
Chris <sparkawk@...> wrote: Mike

I've been recommended the book "Focusing" before, so you've pushed
me over the edge and I think I'll purchase it.

In your study of Energy Psychology, do you use tapping often? If
so, how much prep work do you do in terms of reversing negatives,
energy balancing, etc?

-Chris

PS: I believe a great great book for any man to read is "Raising
Cain," which hits home on a lot of developmental issues.

--- In nathaniel_branden@yahoogroups.com, Mike Rael <mikesrael3@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Joseph,
> The author I come to comfortingly over time is George Weinberg.
Try "Self-Creation" or "The Action approach" for self-help that is
helpful. He has written other books about determinism, issues in
being a therapist, and his analysis of the really tough cases.
Nothing he says is in conflict with Branden's work if you use common
sense when there seems a contradiction.
> Another fine work is "Focusing" by Eugene Gendlin. He focuses on
what he calls the "felt sense." I've used that idea with the energy
psychology word "The Promise of Energy Psychology" edited by
Feinstein to create some interesting quick inroads on emotional
blocks to eating appropriately.
> There's Masters and Johnson in issues of sexuality.
> Then there's "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So
Kids Will Talk." I forget the authors but never the book!
> It wouldn't hurt to check out Freud's Introductory Lectures.
You have to translate much of the language every page or so, because
he's a determinist. But it's still worth reading. An incredible
array of rules he discovered!
>
> Have fun,
> Mike
>
> Joseph <objectivistphilosopher@...>
wrote: I've read several of
Branden's books and essays, and he has been
> incredibly influential in my study of psychology. I do want to
branch
> out and study some other authors in the area of self-esteem, but
there
> are so many choices that it would require much energy and more
> expertise than I possess to read enough of them all to be able to
> distinguish between the good and the bad. Which other authors can
you
> recommend as sound in the area of self-esteem or self-help?
>
> - Joe
>
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